Hey…Superbike fans…we didn’t forget about you!!

While the Motocross of Nations kicked off in Italy and the MotoGP guys were running at Estoril, another great challenge was going on at Magny Cours, France, for the penultimate round of the Superbike World Championship.

After the stunning performance displayed at Imola, Michel Fabrizio got really close to a podium finish in Race 1.

The Ducati factory rider did not made a good start and then had to work to pass Haslam on the Honda. By the time he managed this, during the course of the fourth lap, the gap between himself and the leaders was already fairly large and it was impossible to catch up. Michel concluded the race in a solid fourth place, 5 seconds behind Biaggi and 11 seconds ahead of Haslam.

In Race 2, Michel unfortunately fell on lap three, having erred while braking at the end of the straight. He managed to rejoin the race and subsequently made a good recovery, moving up from last position to thirteenth and thus gaining three points.

Michel Fabrizio: “Obviously I’m very disappointed by my results today; I hoped to do a lot better. In Race 1 I wasn’t able to catch the leading group and finished in fourth which isn’t bad but I would have liked to be on the podium. My bad start in the second race conditioned the outcome, I tried to catch up quickly so as not to lose the leaders as I’d done in Race 1 but unfortunately I messed up my braking at the end of the straight and lost the front. I am very sorry because I think I could have got past Spies, giving Nori a couple more points. My compliments go to Nori because he was very strong today and deserved the win.”

Don’t miss the final round of the Superbike World Championship, guys, to be held at Portimao (Portugal) in three weeks time!